Add support for cover images from dev.to

[sirinoks]

In dev.to there is an option to add a cover image to your post.

However, in Telescope we don't get any of that.

Figure out if we can, how to add cover images to Telescope, and implement it.

Resources:

• dev.to post described
• Telescope main page

Code locations:

• Posts api. You might need to change code in this location to include parsing of the cover images.
• Parser service. You might need to change this too.
• Front end part of Telescope. You might need to insert the cover image here and make sure it looks right.

Additional comments:

You will need to figure out how telescope's microservice('s) parse posts from specifically dev.to. Besides this back end work, you might also need to change some of front end styling to make sure the cover images appear properly.

It is unknown currently, if we aleady get cover image information of the back end. If so, you will just need to add it to show up in front end. If the task requires you to do both (make sure we get the cover image through the api call in the back end AND make sure it shows up in the front end), it is okay for you to just do the one part of it, while the other part will be made into a different issue. However, it would be cool to do both, as upon completion you will get a visible result.

It would be nice of you to also add a sentence or two about this feature into our docusaurus documentation service. (Check docusaurus service)

Multi-part checklist

It is unknown if the task has one, or multiple parts to it. Here is a checklist for possible parts to be completed. If a PR to this issue is made, make sure to check ALL these features are added. If not - create a separate issue for each of them.

• Get a cover image through an API call from dev.to
• Place the cover image into our Telescope front end
• Add documentation into docusaurus describing the changes you've made

For maintainers

Please provide feedback if we need such a functionality in the first place. If you know more concrete steps to take to implement this, please change the description and lables.

[P-DR0ZD]

I would like to try this issue can I be assigned?

[manekenpix]

@P-DR0ZD all yours!

[liutng]

May I also have this issue? I will work together with @P-DR0ZD on this issue.

[P-DR0ZD]

Yea we can split it up into front end back end

[SerpentBytes]

any update on this?

[manekenpix]

Since there hasn't been any activity in a while, I'm assigning this to @SerpentBytes.

[SerpentBytes]

Could I get this re-assigned, please? :)